Careers

We have two current opportunities:

  1. Legal Assistant – Litigation and Trials
  2. Law Clerk – Litigation and Trials

Please see below for more information.

Legal Assistant – Litigation and Trials

Requirements

  • Minimum 5 years experience as a legal assistant in a litigation environment.
  • Familiarity with civil litigation before the Ontario Superior Court of Justice.
  • In-office role (Toronto).  Flexibility as to work hours in terms of number of hours per week, as well start and end times.
  • Office systems include Apple computers, Apple Mail, MS Word, Adobe and Clio.

Role and Responsibilities

  • Reception – telephone and greeting visitors.
  • Scheduling – phone calls, video conferences, Court dates.
  • Dictation – correspondence and Court forms.
  • Document management – receiving, scanning as needed, renaming and organizing a large quantity of documents.  Assembling pdf files using Adobe.
  • Serving and filing documents.  Drafting affidavits of service and familiarity with Justice Services Online and Case Center an asset.
  • Office management – ensuring the smooth functioning of the office as required.
  • Accounts receivable – docketing and invoicing clients.  Knowledge of Clio an asset.
  • Accounts payable – paying all office-related expenses.  Knowledge of Xero an asset.
  • Assisting Law Clerk – for example with trial preparation and trial support as required.  Trial-related training available.

Application process

  • Please send a concise cover letter and 1 page resume to careers@trialcounsel.ca to the attention of Mick Hassell.

Law Clerk – Litigation and Trials

Requirements

  • Minimum 10 years experience as a law clerk in civil litigation matters before the Ontario Superior Court of Justice.
  • Sound knowledge of the Rules of Civil Procedure and Ontario Superior Court of Justice civil Court forms.
  • In-office role (Toronto or Collingwood).  Flexibility as to work hours in terms of number of hours per week, as well start and end times.
  • Office systems include Apple computers, Apple Mail, MS Word, Adobe and Clio.

Role and Responsibilities

  • Docketing.  Knowledge of Clio an asset.
  • Dictation – correspondence and Court forms.
  • Serving and filing documents.  Drafting affidavits of service and familiarity with Justice Services Online and Case Center an asset.
  • Drafting litigation- related Court forms: pleadings, affidavits of documents, notices of examination, motion records, orders, mediation briefs and case conference briefs.
  • Drafting trial-related Court forms: trial records, certification forms to set pre-trial and trial dates, pre-trial conference briefs, bills of costs, costs outlines, judgments.
  • Trial preparation: witness management, document management and management of trial outlines.  Trial-related training available.
  • Trial support as required.

Application process

Please send a concise cover letter and 1 page resume to careers@trialcounsel.ca to the attention of Mick Hassell.